FFO Prem, Norwich City vs. Portsmouth (Fri Jan 16) Norwich City | Portsmouth 5-2-0-3 P | 5-2-1-2 P Jon Banks | Neil Kirby Caretaker | V_Reyes GK | GK Agirrezabala B_Badiashile DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo L_Ranieri DF | DF N_Mazraoui I_Maatsen DF | DF M_Acuna E_Pujol DF | DF L_Kelly J_Vertonghen DF | DF A_Grimaldo Joao_Gomes DM | MF F_Dimarco Joao_Neves DM | MF A_MacAllister J_Ramsey FW | AM Dani_Olmo S_McTominay FW | FW D_Berardi C_Palmer FW | FW B_Dia | A_Smith SUB | SUB C_Kelleher M_Clarke SUB | SUB J_Victor C_Eriksen SUB | SUB J_Bernat M_Bird SUB | SUB T_Motta O_Marmoush SUB | SUB K_Havertz Min. 1 :(nor) C_Palmer takes advantage of a mistake by L_Kelly ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Palmer with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Agirrezabala won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 2 :(nor) C_Palmer jinks past the defender ... An audacious effort from C_Palmer! ... Agirrezabala is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 2 :(por) L_Kelly controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Dani_Olmo gets onto the end of the pass! ... Dani_Olmo tries to lob the keeper! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... V_Reyes never had a chance! Min. 2 :(nor) Joao_Neves moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to E_Pujol ... A_MacAllister with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 3 :(nor) C_Palmer beats A_Grimaldo ... C_Palmer with a bicycle kick! ... Agirrezabala is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 7 :(nor) The defender slips up! ... Joao_Neves is through! ... Joao_Neves hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Agirrezabala grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 8 :(por) L_Kelly brushes I_Maatsen aside and breaks free ... Driven towards goal by L_Kelly! ... V_Reyes with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 9 :(por) Dani_Olmo with the first time pass to M_Acuna ... I_Maatsen reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 15 :(nor) Joao_Gomes with the header on ... He finds C_Palmer in space ... C_Palmer lobs Agirrezabala! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Agirrezabala tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... E_Pujol flights it in! ... L_Kelly reads the ball well and clears Min. 16 :(nor) I_Maatsen plays a first time ball through the defence to Joao_Neves ... Joao_Neves sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... L_Ranieri with an outswinging corner into the box ... Agirrezabala catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 22 :(nor) J_Ramsey runs at goal ... He spots the run of C_Palmer ... He's played him in ... A_Grimaldo brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 23 :(nor) C_Palmer off the woodwork! ... L_Ranieri picks up the deflection ... G_Di_Lorenzo gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 23 :(por) A_Grimaldo sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Joao_Neves with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 25 :(nor) J_Vertonghen with a real burst of pace ... He leaves G_Di_Lorenzo behind ... J_Vertonghen goes for goal! ... Agirrezabala narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 25 :(por) N_Mazraoui curls the ball out wide to B_Dia ... B_Dia curls it towards the top corner! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 29 :(por) L_Kelly finds M_Acuna on the edge of the box ... M_Acuna hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 30 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to E Min. 30 :(nor) L_Ranieri takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Badiashile ... From long range B_Badiashile bends the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Agirrezabala got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Norwich City go in front now with that goal! ... Norwich City 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 30 :(nor) C_Palmer is too quick for G_Di_Lorenzo ... A_MacAllister with a nasty foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Neil Kirby Caretaker looks relieved Min. 31 :(por) L_Kelly knocks it forward ... J_Vertonghen slips ... B_Dia gets to it! ... S_McTominay with a nasty foul Min. 34 :(nor) I_Maatsen unselfishly heads the ball back to S_McTominay ... S_McTominay tries to place it in the corner! ... But Agirrezabala gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Joao_Gomes plays it into the danger area! ... B_Badiashile gets on the end of it ... Agirrezabala makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 37 :(nor) E_Pujol holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Ramsey ... Fine tackle by G_Di_Lorenzo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 38 :(nor) Joao_Neves has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Ramsey gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Grimaldo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 38 :(por) Dani_Olmo heads the ball back to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi with a terrific drive! ... V_Reyes gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 38 :(nor) C_Palmer with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to L_Ranieri ... B_Dia wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 42 :(por) B_Dia with a perfectly timed run ... B_Badiashile is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(nor) L_Ranieri spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Ramsey! ... J_Ramsey controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But Agirrezabala punches it away Min. 45 :(por) B_Dia runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A thundering drive by B_Dia! ... V_Reyes heads it away ... He was showing off there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-0 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(nor) Joao_Neves runs at goal ... He spots the run of B_Badiashile ... He's played him in ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Acuna Min. 48 :(nor) L_Ranieri changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's beaten Agirrezabala ... It goes wide!! Min. 50 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to N Min. 51 :(por) B_Dia takes on I_Maatsen ... He runs past him ... B_Badiashile reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 52 :(por) F_Dimarco flights the ball to A_MacAllister ... J_Ramsey stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 54 :(por) M_Acuna beats E_Pujol ... J_Ramsey with the foul ... That's his second yellow! ... RED CARD!! ... He should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 56 :(nor) Joao_Neves beats M_Acuna ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Berardi bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(nor) S_McTominay with a Cruyff turn ... S_McTominay aims for the top right corner! ... But Agirrezabala hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 58 :(nor) L_Ranieri with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to E_Pujol ... But F_Dimarco wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Pujol! ... L_Kelly clears the danger Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: M_Clarke ... COMING OFF: E_Pujol Min. 61 :(nor) J_Vertonghen with a probing pass to C_Palmer ... Well intercepted by N_Mazraoui Min. 63 :(por) A_Grimaldo knocks it forward ... J_Vertonghen slips ... B_Dia gets to it! ... B_Badiashile with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... His game is over! Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: K_Havertz ... COMING OFF: A_MacAllister Min. 65 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Dani_Olmo will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: M_Bird ... COMING OFF: Joao_Neves Min. 70 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A Min. 71 :(nor) M_Clarke sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... N_Mazraoui with a clumsy challenge Min. 72 :(nor) M_Clarke holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_McTominay ... N_Mazraoui wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Victor ... COMING OFF: M_Acuna Min. 77 :(por) The ball is passed in from L_Kelly, he finds J_Victor ... J_Victor attempts a lob! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 78 :(por) Dani_Olmo with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from L_Ranieri ... Dani_Olmo blasts it at the goal! ... V_Reyes gets up well to catch that one Min. 81 :(nor) M_Clarke pass splits open the defence and finds C_Palmer ... C_Palmer tries one from the edge of the box! ... Agirrezabala watches it sail safely wide! Min. 82 :(por) K_Havertz sidesteps M_Clarke ... That was too easy ... M_Bird tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 83 :(por) D_Berardi hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Havertz latches onto it! ... K_Havertz tries to chip the ball over V_Reyes! ... GOAL!! ... He scores! ... Can You Believe It? ... And Portsmouth have squared it up late on!! ... Norwich City 1-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(por) K_Havertz fires over a low cross to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits V_Reyes and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... YOU BEAUTY!! ... That must surely be the winner!! ... Norwich City 1-2 Portsmouth ... Min. 89 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... F_Dimarco will now play as a DM Min. 90 :(por) F_Dimarco cuts inside ... A well-placed shot from F_Dimarco! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Palmer Scorers : B_Badiashile (30) Sent Off : J_Ramsey (54), B_Badiashile (63) Booked : Joao_Neves (23), M_Bird (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Havertz (83), Dani_Olmo (88) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Dia (38), D_Berardi (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 1 - 2 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_Reyes GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 B_Badiashile DF 1 21 19 14 26 | 64 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 7 -12 50 L_Ranieri DF 1 22 18 12 28 | 93 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 I_Maatsen DF 1 21 19 10 25 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 34 0 E_Pujol DF 1 21 18 14 24 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 J_Vertonghen DF 1 20 18 13 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Joao_Gomes DM 1 21 22 14 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Joao_Neves DM 1 20 23 16 27 | 71 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 24 28 J_Ramsey FW 1 4 23 21 22 | 55 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 1 -1 S_McTominay FW 1 6 22 21 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 C_Palmer FW 1 9 19 24 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 A_Smith GK 17 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Clarke DF 1 17 13 5 20 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 C_Eriksen MF 1 6 19 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bird MF 1 14 16 7 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 O_Marmoush FW 1 7 21 24 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 20 15 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 24 19 11 27 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 76 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 15 L_Kelly DF 1 23 17 13 23 | 93 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 57 19 A_Grimaldo DF 1 23 17 13 31 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 19 0 F_Dimarco DM 1 20 23 14 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 13 16 A_MacAllister MF 1 18 23 15 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dani_Olmo FW 1 6 23 22 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 46 D_Berardi FW 1 9 22 26 30 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 30 4 B_Dia FW 1 7 17 24 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 12 C_Kelleher GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Victor DF 1 21 17 5 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Motta MF 1 15 20 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Havertz FW 1 7 22 23 29 | 27 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 26 1768595715 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40